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- Page 1 TRANSPORT, UNLOADING & SETUP GUIDE STOP BEFORE COMMENCING WWW.CROPLANDS.COM.AU operation, ENSURE you read & understand this manual, its contents, and any additional information supplied. BT-OMWEED-TRANS v4 Specifications subject to change without notice...
- Page 2 • Steer (main) wheel shock absorbers are exchanged with rigid bars (HP-379-1) for truck transporting. • WEEDit Transport Kit Information WEED-IT sprayers are delivered with the castor wheels Delivery will include the caster wheels bolted Delivery includes shocks, controllers, manuals etc all wrapped to a...
- Page 3 5. Raise the upper boom, slowly, making sure it clears the structure below (note the left-hand side needs to clear the 3 x vertical “bumper” bars). Once clear, tow the WEEDit forwards and lower outer boom to a suitable working height. Note these photos are from an earlier model boom &...
- Page 4 BOOM TRANSPORT, UNLOADING & SET-UP GUIDE VERSION 4 7. Reverse the WEEDit unit (or very carefully take outer boom to the unit) to connect the booms together. 8. Join boom together. Add all of the bolts and washers leave them loose to assist with the boom alignment. Remove half of the bolts to make joining easier.
- Page 5 Fit all nuts and washers, adjust top outer bolts first to get 1000mm spacing between the centre lines of the cameras at the join point. Start with these 2 first 10. Swap out the yellow Steer wheel transport bars for the supplied shock absorbers.
- Page 6 BOOM TRANSPORT, UNLOADING & SET-UP GUIDE VERSION 4 1 1. Fit outer castor wheels while outer boom is supported To protect the airbag, it’s vital the initial pressurisation 13. Set all boom tyre pressures to 15 psi. The boom can by the forklift.
- Page 7 Please use the pallet & spare crate support the boom to the truck’s trailer. to ship the transport kit components back to Croplands. Boom protection bars (pictured below) are usually fitted to the sprayer.
- Page 8 VERSION 4 17. Connect all spray lines (spot, blanket (if applicable) 18. Fit boom bumper bars (if not and fence line) and all WEED-IT / electrical fitted at the time of delivery). connections between the main boom and tip sections.
- Page 9 19. Fit and connect all controllers to the tractor as per the operator’s manuals supplied with each controller. 20. Connect all electrical and hydraulic fittings between the tractor and WEEDit unit. 21. Adjust WEEDit chassis air bag ride height valve until the first WEEDit sensor on the boom is near 1 100mm from the ground to lens of the sensor, (system needs to be powered up / air compressor working).
- Page 10 BOOM TRANSPORT, UNLOADING & SET-UP GUIDE VERSION 4 22. Set boom airbag heights. • There needs to be always a minimum of 20psi in the shocker! • Note this should only be done with the sprayer on flat ground and the boom open to the spray •...
- Page 11 24. The boom steering wheels have a “tracking” bolts which will require adjustment. The wheels should have a small amount of toe out when travelling forward to keep the booms apart when cornering. Set the boom to the transport position and drive forward slowly, there should be a minimum of 200 mm clearance between the bumper bars, rotate the top steer wheel stop bolt out to increase the clearance between the boom “bumper”...
- Page 12 BOOM TRANSPORT, UNLOADING & SET-UP GUIDE VERSION 4 Use a spirit level to get tank level bar horizontal. Adjust the rear WEEDit drawbar to achieve this. 25. Adjust the drawbar to achieve 1 100mm camera horizontal, and the upright tank supports are height on the central cameras –...
- Page 13 NOTE 5. Reverse slowly until the booms arms have opened all the way WEEDit – Boom Parking, Quick Start Guide (v3), to suit the 4 + 5 switchbox. and the fold arms have latched into the locks. • If one side latches before the other side use the wheel It’s vital that the correct switch to rotate the wheel to the field position to prevent parking procedures are...
- Page 14 CROPLANDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND CANADA Croplands Equipment Pty Ltd Croplands Equipment Ltd Croplands Equipment Pty Ltd ACN 006 450 184 PO Box 2004, PO Box 2441 Stortford Bridge, Hastings 4120 Dry Creek, SA 5094 PO Box 2441 Australia Dry Creek...
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